This is one of those “volcano caldera(s) hiding under the bay” things, and that cone in the image is just one of its recent vents.
The video below is titled on YouTube “New Britain’s Volcanoes.”
Decade Volcano Ulawun is on that island, in East New Britain, but the film makers focus on the more famous volcano: Rabaul in West New Britain and its 1994 eruption (lots of details on that here).
The plants and wildlife are amazing! (So are this video’s opening credits.)
More information:
- Global Volcanism Program Rabaul page.
- Wikipedia: New Britain-New Ireland lowland rainforests.
- Britannica.com: Rabaul.
Lagniappe:
Lurking up in the tree branches, an apex predator keeps watch for its next meal.
Is it a cat?
No, this is Down Under, home to marsupials. Quolls — the “cat equivalent,” so to speak — are very small in New Guinea.
A marsupial lion?
Back in the day, perhaps, but none are alive today, as far as anyone knows (and experts have been searching for old Thylacoleo, too).
Today’s New Guinean apex predator is next door to a dinosaur:
She’s braver than I am!
Harpy eagles are found in many tropical forests, and on both sides of the Pacific.
Here is a slow-motion view of one landing at its eyrie at the San Diego Zoo:
Never mind the beak and talons — it could give you a sound drubbing with its wings!
All the other animals in that rainforest probably call it “Sir.”
Featured image: Image by Jules from Pixabay
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